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T. H. ROBERTS'. Stove-Leg Fastener.

ILPETEIS. PHOTO-UTNOGRAPMER. WASHINGTON, D C.

IINTTnn STATES PATENT Ormes.

THEODOR H. ROBERTS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO MICHIGAN STOVECOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

STOVE-LEG FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,198, dated April 6,1880.

Application filed February 9, 1880.

llo all whom it may concern y Be it known that LIHEODOR H. ROBERTS, ofthe city f Detroit, county of Wayne, and

State of Michigan, have invented an Improvement in Automatic Stove-LegFasteners, ot'

Which the following is a specification.

The nature of this invention relates to new and useful improvements indevices for securing legs to the bottoms of stoves and securely lockingthem in place; and the invention consists, tirst, in the employment, incombination with the bottom plate and leg, of' a pivotallysuspended andautomatically-working hook from the bottom, which, when the leg is inplace, will pass through a slot therein, and by gravity engage with theleg and hold it in place; second, in combination with the hook, leg, andbottom, a screw and supplemental plate, said plate being designed toinclose and cover the hook, and secured to the top of the bottom plateof the stove by means of' the screw, which also passes through the tangot' the leg and forms, if desired, au`additional fastening', as morefully hereinafter described. Figure lis a vertical section through thestove-leg and that portion of' the bottom to which it is attached. Fig.2 is aplan vieu7 of the section of the base-plate with the cap removed.Fig. 3 is a detached view of the hook. Fig. et is a plan view ofone-halt' ofthe under side ot' the cap and one-half the under side ofthebase-plate. Fig. 5 is a perspective of the upper end ofthe stove-leg,showing the tang thereof provided with an elongated slot, through whichthe bolt and hook pass.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Arepresents a section of the bottom plate of a stove provided With abolt-hole, a, and a lateral recess, b, also 4o' vwith a sink, c, thebottom of which forms a loop, d. The leg B is made with a tang, C, therear end of which is curved, as shown at e, and with a stop, f. Thistang is provided With an elongated slot, g, and when in place the curvedportion passes through the sink o, above the loop d, until the stop frests against the front edge of said loop. The bail h of the hook Drests in the recess b and projects downward through the slot t' in thebase-plate, and Wh en the leg is inserted, as described, the hook 5oengages with the end ot the slot g and under face ofthe tang of the leg,as shown in Fig-.1.

E represents a cap or supplemental plate cast with a T-shaped chamber,k, upon its under face, to furnish rooin for the action of the hook D.This plate is provided with a bolt'hole, m, which, when the plate is inplace, is coincident with the hole a in the base-plate.

lVhen the parts are in place, as described, the bolt f and nut u securethe cap and base- 6o plate together; and, if desired, the bolt may belong enough' to pass through the slot g in the tang of the foot, andanother nut, o, be employed, as shown in Fig. 1, as an additionalfastening to the leg.

What I claim as my invention isl. In combination with a stove-legprovided with a slot through the tang thereof, a hook pivotallysuspended from the base-plate of' a stove and adapted to automaticallyengage by gravity with the tang of the leg, substantially as and for thepurposes described.

2. In combination with a stove-leg provided with a slot through the tangthereof, and a hook pivotally suspended from the base-plate 7 5 of astove and adapted to automatically engage by gravity With the tang ot'the leg, a plate or cap, E, provided with a T-shaped chamber, It,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In combination With a stove-leg provided with a slot through the tangthereof, and a hook pivotally suspended from the base-plate of a stoveand adapted to engage by gravity with the tang of the leg, a plate orcap, E, pro- 85 vided with aT-shaped chamber, It, and a bolt, j', andnuts a o, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

THEODOR H. ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, GHAs. J. HUNT.

